By Elliott Minor
Associated Press
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AP) — The military calls its new weapon an “active denial system,” but that’s an understatement. It’s a ray gun that shoots a beam that makes people feel as if they are about to catch fire. Apart from causing that terrifying sensation, […]
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By Robert Roy Britt
Senior Science Writer space.com
For years astronomers have known that the upper atmospheres of
Saturn and other giant planets are hotter than can be explained by absorbed sunlight. Today the mystery deepened.
The phenomenon has long been blamed on a mechanism similar to what creates the aurora, or Northern Lights on Earth. On Earth, […]
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The growing popularity of Massively Multiplayer games has brought the issue of ownership rights in virtual worlds, and the appropriateness of what is called ‘real money transfer’ (RMT) into an increasingly public light. The success of the company IGE, as well as the launch of Sony Online Entertainment’s ‘Station Exchange’ service would seem to indicate […]
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Filed under: Bizarre, Gaming, Internet
Perhaps inspired by Pulp Fiction (or any number of comic books), a mysterious vigilante with a samurai sword rescued two police officers from a gang of toughs in South Shields, England, last week. It all started when as many as five assailants, armed with knives, chains and a hammer, allegedly forced their way into an […]
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BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have arrested three men for killing two young women to sell their corpses as “ghost brides” for dead single men, a Chinese newspaper reported, warning the dark custom might have claimed many other victims.
Yang Donghai, a 35-year-old farmer in western China’s Shaanxi province, confessed to killing a woman bought from […]
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Filed under: Bizarre, Paranormal / UFO
BUFFALO, New York (AP) — He was an 18-year-old Marine headed to war.
She was an attractive young woman sending him off with pictures and lingerie.
Or so each one thought.
In reality, they were two middle-aged people carrying on an Internet fantasy based on seemingly harmless lies.
When a truthful 22-year-old was drawn in, authorities say, their cyber […]
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — After a long day hunting, there’s nothing like wrapping your paw around a cold bottle of beer.
So Terrie Berenden, a pet shop owner in the southern Dutch town of Zelhem, created a beer for her Weimaraners made from beef extract and malt.
“Once a year we go to Austria to hunt with […]
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Filed under: Bizarre, Dumbass, Food, Funny Bone, Other
Police have been recovering the underwear since November
Police in a Wiltshire village have been trying to get to the bottom of an underwear mystery. Around 30 pairs of knickers have been draped over road signs and gravestones in Purton, near Swindon.
No-one has reported the items as stolen and they all appear to […]
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento radio station fired 10 employees Tuesday, including its three morning disc jockeys, after a mother of three died following an on-air water-drinking contest last week at the station’s studios.
The hosts of KDND-FM’s “Morning Rave” — who go by the on-air names Trish, Maney and Lukas — were fired a […]
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The remainder of ABC’s canceled action thriller series “Day Break,”starring original Rent actor Taye Diggs, will be available for viewing online.
ABC president Steve McPherson revealed that fans of the serialized drama — which was pulled from the air after five weeks — may find some closure as the remaining episodes will be placed on the […]
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Filed under: Celebrities, Television, Video
